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HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillI agree. Indeed, I started off by saying that we support the Bill. Not only do we support it today, but we have been supporting it since last year, when we tabled an amendment on…02 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillThat is it. I will take no further interventions.02 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillMy colleagues have no objections to these Bills. The reason that Government Members are taking so long on this issue is that they are trying to talk out the last Bill listed for…02 Dec 2022HANSARD Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness (Simon Fell) on introducing this important Bill. I thank Nacro for its campaigning work on this issue and the vital support…02 Dec 2022HANSARDHealth Disparities White PaperA new World Health Organisation study, published in The Lancet , found that poorer women in Britain have some of the highest cancer death rates in Europe. Income levels should not…30 Nov 2022HANSARDInternational Men’s DayI can take that back to our team for discussion. Currently, 1.6 million people are on an NHS waiting list for specialised mental health treatment. That is about one in 35 people,…17 Nov 2022HANSARDInternational Men’s DayI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention and agree with her. At every level, we should all be tackling violence against men and women. We must not consider gender equality to be…17 Nov 2022HANSARDInternational Men’s DayIt is a pleasure to speak on behalf of the Opposition. I congratulate the hon. Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) on securing the debate and bringing it to the House, as well…17 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Since the Boxing day floods in 2015, my residents on Riverside Drive have been living in fear. They recently found out that the works will be further delayed until 2026—11…17 Nov 2022HANSARDBolton: Public and Private Investment2. What recent estimate he has made of levels of (a) public and (b) private investment in Bolton.15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureIt is a pleasure for me to speak about this issue today, as one of the three Members of Parliament representing Bolton, a town with a proud industrial history. For too long,…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBolton: Public and Private InvestmentLast week, I met the chief executive of Bolton and Bury citizens advice bureau. Among the many pieces of work that it does, it employs money advisers. However, the Money and…15 Nov 2022HANSARDPakistan Flooding: Climate ChangeI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Pakistan. Experts have called the flooding in…08 Nov 2022HANSARDPakistan Flooding: Climate Change12. What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the impact on Pakistan of flooding caused by climate change. [R]08 Nov 2022HANSARDBlack Maternal Health Awareness Week 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Bell Ribeiro-Addy) for obtaining this debate, and for all the work she…02 Nov 2022HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. It is a pleasure to introduce the Bill, having come ninth in the ballot. I must begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillMy hon. Friend anticipates something I will touch on in my speech relating to the financial side. In fact, I was just about to come on to the point that flexible working is good…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillCan I alleviate the hon. Gentleman’s concern? Under the Bill, if the employer says, “No, I cannot provide flexible working,” that will be the end of it. There is no ability on the…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillYes, and I have discussed the matter with Zurich Insurance Group, which is very keen on flexible working. I think that when I explain the Bill in detail, the hon. Gentleman will…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillWith the leave of the House, I would like to thank all hon. Members for their contributions: the hon. Members for North Devon (Selaine Saxby), for Darlington (Peter Gibson), for…28 Oct 2022